Marco Torrieri (born 14 May 1978) is an Italian sprinter specializing in
200 metres
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Biography
He finished sixth at the
2002 European Championships in Munich and fifth at the
2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships
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in Birmingham. At the
2001 Mediterranean Games
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he finished fourth over 200 m and won a gold medal in
4 x 100 m relay
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. At the
2005 Mediterranean Games
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he won a bronze medal in the
100 metres
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race.
His personal best time is 20.38 seconds, achieved in the semi-final at the
2001 World Championships in Edmonton.
National titles
He won 3 national championships at individual senior level.
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Italian Athletics Championships
The Italian Athletics Championships ( it, Campionati italiani assoluti di atletica leggera) are the national championships in athletics, organised every year by the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera.
The first edition, four races only, wa ...
**200 metres: 2001
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Italian Indoor Athletics Championships
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**200 metres: 2000, 2003
See also
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Italian all-time lists - 100 metres
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Italian all-time lists - 200 metres
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Italy national relay team
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Torrieri, Marco
1978 births
Living people
People from Monterotondo
Italian male sprinters
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Italy
Athletics competitors of Centro Sportivo Aeronautica Militare
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy
Athletes (track and field) at the 2001 Mediterranean Games
World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
Italian Athletics Championships winners
Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital